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| Database or Index | Types of Materials Reviewed | Dates of Coverage | Types of Reviews Indexed | Search Tips |
| Academic Search Premier |
Books Films Performances Poetry Products |
1985-date |
General Interest Scholarly Trade |
Limit search by document type.
Choose from: •book review •entertainment review •poetry review •product review |
| ABI/INFORM Complete |
Books Performances |
1985-present | General |
Book reviews: •In one box, select Document type: book reviews
Performance reviews: |
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Book Review Digest
Plus Online |
Books Fiction, nonfiction, children's books, reference works |
1983-date |
General Interest Scholarly Trade |
Search Strategy: Author's Last Name in AUTHOR field AND Book Title Words in TITLE field |
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Book Review Digest
Retrospective Online |
Books Fiction, nonfiction, children's books, reference works |
1905-1982 |
Popular Scholarly Trade Library journals Newspapers |
Search Strategy: Author's Last Name in AUTHOR field AND Book Title Words in TITLE field |
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Book Review Digest
PAPER--1905-1999: REFERENCE Z1219 .C96 |
Books | 1905-1999 |
General Interest Scholarly Trade |
•Organized by author's last name. •Includes title index. •Cumulative index for 1905-1974. |
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Book Review Index (in paper) |
Books | 1966-date |
General Interest Scholarly Trade |
•Organized by author's last name. •Includes title index. |
| Factiva |
Books Films Performances |
1984-date |
General Interest Trade |
•Search strategy: Author's Last Name AND Book Title Words AND Review (If you don't find what you are looking for, broaden the search by removing the term "review.") •Choose an appropriate date range. •Choose "All Content." •Under "Search for free-text terms in:" choose "Headline and Lead Paragraph." (If you don't find what you are looking for, broaden the search by choosing "Full Article.") |
| JSTOR | Books |
Coverage varies, usually includes
ALL issues except the most recent 2-5 years.
NOTE: JSTOR covers a only few journal titles in each field. JSTOR is an excellent source, but NOT comprehensive. |
Scholarly |
Search Strategy: Author's last name in AUTHOR field AND Book Title Words in TITLE field. •You must select a group of journals to search. Choose any subjects that might include your book's topic. •Limit by type "Reviews." |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic |
Books Films Performances |
1980-date |
General Interest Trade |
•Choose GUIDED NEWS SEARCH. •Select news category ARTS & SPORTS NEWS. •Select news source BOOK, MOVIE, MUSIC & PLAY REVIEWS. •Search terms in HEADLINE AND LEAD PARAGRAPH." •Choose an appropriate date range. |
| New York Times Book Review through Proquest Newspapers | Books |
•Full text: 1999-date •Indexed: 1986-date |
General Interest | •Choose "Search within Publication" tab. |
| ProQuest Newspapers |
Books Performances |
1985-present (varies by publication) | General |
Book reviews: •In one box, select Document type: book review
Performance reviews: |
| PsycCRITIQUES | Books |
1956-present Books reviews published in Contemporary psychology: APA Review of Books |
Psychology Scholarly |
Can be used as a current awareness tool through quick links to items added on a particular date. |
| PsycINFO |
Books Films |
1894-present Books reviews published in Contemporary psychology: APA Review of Books, PsycCRITIQUES, and other psychology journals |
Psychology Scholarly |
To
limit to book reviews: •Scroll down and select Document type: review |
Created by
Margaret Hogarth (2002).
Updated and
maintained by
Barbie McConnell:
bmcconnell@fullerton.edu.
An instructional page of Pollak Library at California State University,
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Last Updated:
08/31/07 .